Seowon-gu

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Seowon-gu 서원구
Non-autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	서원구
• Hanja	西原區
• Revised Romanization	Seowon-gu
• McCune–Reischauer	Sŏwŏn-gu
Seowon-gu office (Former Heungdeok-gu office)
Country	South Korea
Region	Hoseo
Province	North Chungcheong
City	Cheongju
Administrative divisions	2 myeon and 9 dong
Area
• Total	122.59 km2 (47.33 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	227,245
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
• Dialect	Chungcheong
Website	cheongju.go.kr

Seowon-gu (Korean: 서원구; Hanja: 西原區) is a non-autonomous district in the city of Cheongju in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Seowon-gu was established from a part of Heungdeok-gu and a part of Cheongwon-gun in July 2014.^[1]